Title: Using the shortcode
Last modified: October 29, 2019

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# Using the shortcode

 *  Resolved [urthllc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urthllc/)
 * (@urthllc)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-shortcode-3/)
 * Hi,
    I’m trying to use the same profile on multiple types of pages but the shortcode
   doesn’t seem to work when I drop it into a textbox in a sidebar. How do you make
   the shortcode work?
 * Tony

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 *  Plugin Author [Pankaj Mondal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gurudeb/)
 * (@gurudeb)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-shortcode-3/#post-12314436)
 * Hi Tony,
 * Sorry for the delay in responding. When you are dropping the shortcode in a sidebar
   it does not automatically get executed. You need to execute the shortcode for
   it to work; there are different plugins available for executing shortcode in 
   sidebar. However for sidebar better option would be the widget. You can just 
   drag the widget in the sidebar and fill the settings.
 * Thanks,
    Pankaj

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 * Last reply from: [Pankaj Mondal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gurudeb/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-the-shortcode-3/#post-12314436)
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